Friday 30 Nov 2012 @ 15:10
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Energy Bill should get smarter on energy intensive industries
Responding to the Government’s plan to exempt energy intensive industries, the think tank IPPR is calling for smarter incentives for innovation instead.
Clare McNeil, IPPR Senior Research Fellow, said:
“The Government is right that going green mustn’t mean going out of business. Energy intensive industries are particularly vulnerable to increases in energy bills but blanket exemptions and handouts are not the answer. We need smarter policies that offer incentives for innovation to reduce the reliance on carbon in industries like steel, cement, paper and pulp, ceramics and glass.”
Notes to editors:
The Department for Energy and Climate Change’s press release is available here:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn12_149/pn12_149.aspx
IPPR’s report on low carbon transition is available from:
Contacts:
Richard Darlington, 07525 481 602, r.darlington@ippr.org
